Coming off the release of Metallica's 3D film Metallica: Through the Never, it's being reported that the Bay Area metal mainstays will stage a frigid concert in Antarctica.
News of the gig was announced through the Columbian website for Coca-Cola Zero, who are apparently sponsoring the event. Though a fixed date has yet to be delivered, Metallica are expected to rock the continent sometime between December 2 and December 15. They will be only the second band to stage a concert in Antarctica, following Nunatak's July 7, 2007 performance at the British Antarctic Survey's (BAS) Rothera Research Station. That band comprised scientists stationed in the area, and they performed for a handful of people and a webcam audience.
Though Metallica have yet to confirm the concert on their end, drummer Lars Ulrich reportedly told a San Francisco radio station last month [via Blabbermouth] that "There's another frontier heading in Metallica's direction in December. Which, if anybody (at the band's management) even knew that I just said what I just said, they would hunt me down and silence me. But there is another frontier coming in December, which we're very excited about."
As we wait for a proper announcement, or perhaps debunking, let's just picture Metallica rocking the barren landscape with their Ride the Lightning classic "Trapped Under Ice."
News of the gig was announced through the Columbian website for Coca-Cola Zero, who are apparently sponsoring the event. Though a fixed date has yet to be delivered, Metallica are expected to rock the continent sometime between December 2 and December 15. They will be only the second band to stage a concert in Antarctica, following Nunatak's July 7, 2007 performance at the British Antarctic Survey's (BAS) Rothera Research Station. That band comprised scientists stationed in the area, and they performed for a handful of people and a webcam audience.
Though Metallica have yet to confirm the concert on their end, drummer Lars Ulrich reportedly told a San Francisco radio station last month [via Blabbermouth] that "There's another frontier heading in Metallica's direction in December. Which, if anybody (at the band's management) even knew that I just said what I just said, they would hunt me down and silence me. But there is another frontier coming in December, which we're very excited about."
As we wait for a proper announcement, or perhaps debunking, let's just picture Metallica rocking the barren landscape with their Ride the Lightning classic "Trapped Under Ice."